I THINK THAT I SHALL ALWAYS CRAVE
THOSE PRUNES WITH PITS THAT I SHALL SAVE
TO START A COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT SIZES
WITH SOME CONTAINING UNUSUAL SURPRISES
SURPRISES THAT MAY INCLUDE A WORM
ALL PETRIFIED IN GLORY….NO WAY TO SQUIRM
OR MIGHT I FIND SOMETHING RARE
THAT I COULD CHERISH AND POSSIBLY WEAR?
OH WELL, OH DEAR, OH PRUNES DON’T FEAR
YOUR LEGACY SPEAKS FROM THE REAR
NO MATTER WHAT THEY ALL MAY SAY
I’LL STILL EAT MY PRUNES, EVERY DAY
M. Schroeder
January, 1990